Western Power workers won't cop pay freeze

Australian Services Union WA branch secretary Wayne Wood says staff have been asked to accept a new enterprise bargaining agreement comprising no wage increase in year one, inflation-aligned rises for the following two years and a 1.5 per cent pay rise in year four.

"I don't think our members will accept a pay freeze when they see that poor management has delivered lower profits than expected at Western Power," Mr Wood told 6PR radio on Friday.

He said he understood the new state government needed to tackle massive debt they'd inherited, however.

"The Labor party will be looking to save money - we can work with the government on that but we're not going to cop a pay freeze.

"We understand in these times that it's very modest, the pay increases that people get, but it must be above CPI in our view."

Mr Wood said members knew they would have been worse off if the Liberals had won a third term last month and proceeded with their key debt reduction plan to privatise 51 per cent of Western Power.